One last round of, What is this seat from ABC?

crunchierthanthou · Sep 25, 2011

this time an infant seat-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6176647186/in/set-72157627737634056

it says JJ Cole, but that might just be the fabric. (the other labels say "easy off pad" and "side impact tested")

handle angled toward the seatback in ARB position ("rebound control" stamped into handle plastic). swoon.

lock-offs. on the shell! and a second for Euro routing. double swoon.

It looks like the pattern is on more than the inserts. I wonder what the canopy is like.

Jessica61624 · Sep 25, 2011

What is this??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6176632882/

SeattleRain · Sep 25, 2011

Oh oh! I know!

The top one looks like a souped up Via doesn't it?

The bottom one is unequivically an Orbit seat. It has the logo on it and is in their red Orbit-y colors.

crunchierthanthou · Sep 25, 2011

Jessica61624 said:
What is this??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6176632882/

I believe the Orbit Toddler Car Seat, but with different fabric and inserts.

crunchierthanthou · Sep 25, 2011

SeattleRain said:
Oh oh! I know!

The top one looks like a souped up Via doesn't it?

Oh, you're right. That's a whole lot like the Via base.

eta: you're exactly correct. It's a First Years/Lamaze Via with a few tweaks- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Lamaze-Via-Infant-Car-Seat/dp/B005GLQ6NI"]Amazon.com: Lamaze Via Infant Car Seat - Grey/Black: Baby[/ame]

An Aurora · Sep 25, 2011

I had to laugh at this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6179724771/in/set-72157627737634056/

I'm sure this is not new and that I had just missed it, but Maxi Cosi with ARB! Love it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6179736799/in/set-72157627737634056/

crunchierthanthou · Sep 25, 2011

Apparently Tomy now owns The First Years, Lamaze, and JJ Cole. Here's a blurb from a press release-

Exceptional travel gear items that fuse safety and convenience with the signature JJ Cole style. Debut items include a car seat and strollers at a variety of price-points that can easily adapt into travel systems. For added fashion-forward style, all JJ Cole gear items feature color swap canopies that can be customized by Mom.

So, they'll be making JJ Cole branded infant seats with semi-customized canopies.

Do you think you'll be able to use the Bundleme with them?

SeattleRain · Sep 25, 2011

crunchierthanthou said:
Oh, you're right. That's a whole lot like the Via base.

eta: you're exactly correct. It's a First Years/Lamaze Via with a few tweaks- Amazon.com: Lamaze Via Infant Car Seat - Grey/Black: Baby

I win!

What can I say, I know my baby gear.

An Aurora, I laughed as well. I can't believe that's an actual product. That someone thought I might WANT to look like that. In my nightmares that's what I look like.

crunchierthanthou · Sep 25, 2011

An Aurora said:
I had to laugh at this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6179724771/in/set-72157627737634056/

I'm sure this is not new and that I had just missed it, but Maxi Cosi with ARB! Love it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6179736799/in/set-72157627737634056/

oh, my.

I thought you were going to say this!

I didn't notice that Maxi Cosi base. I was too busy looking at the headrest in the seat.

An Aurora · Sep 25, 2011

crunchierthanthou said:
oh, my.

I thought you were going to say this!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6180257116/in/set-72157627737634056/

Oh I stopped at those and went :scratcheshead: :twitch: and then figured they must be some obviously non-boob item and that I'm 12

crunchierthanthou · Sep 25, 2011

An Aurora said:
Oh I stopped at those and went :scratcheshead: :twitch: and then figured they must be some obviously non-boob item and that I'm 12

how can they be anything but boobs? especially because they are right next to nursing gear in the album.

ps, doesn't Magic Beans have a great Flickr stream? Carseatblog is definitely the go-to for car seat info, but mbeans is awesome for all areas of baby gear.

SeattleRain · Sep 25, 2011

crunchierthanthou said:
Oh, you're right. That's a whole lot like the Via base.

eta: you're exactly correct. It's a First Years/Lamaze Via with a few tweaks- Amazon.com: Lamaze Via Infant Car Seat - Grey/Black: Baby

I win!

What can I say, I know my baby gear.

An Aurora, I laughed as well. I can't believe that's an actual product. That someone thought I might WANT to look like that. In my nightmares that's what I look like.

crunchierthanthou · Sep 25, 2011

SeattleRain said:
I win! What can I say, I know my baby gear.

Nicely done. I'll admit that I haven't paid much attention to the Via.

I've seen it in a few threads recently, but haven't sought out any info on it.

Chila88 · Sep 25, 2011

The Via in the photo doesn't have the little rounded pads in the corner of the handle though.....:thumbsdown:. Those made it easy on the arm....now its just like any other handle....

crunchierthanthou · Sep 25, 2011

Chila88 said:
The Via in the photo doesn't have the little rounded pads in the corner of the handle though.....:thumbsdown:. Those made it easy on the arm....now its just like any other handle....

I'd expect that's related to the anti-rebound functionality. It's a trade-off, I guess.

Kat_Momof3 · Sep 25, 2011

crunchierthanthou said:
this time an infant seat-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6176647186/in/set-72157627737634056

it says JJ Cole, but that might just be the fabric. (the other labels say "easy off pad" and "side impact tested")

handle angled toward the seatback in ARB position ("rebound control" stamped into handle plastic). swoon.

lock-offs. on the shell! and a second for Euro routing. double swoon.

It looks like the pattern is on more than the inserts. I wonder what the canopy is like.

first years via... definitely... lockoffs on back of shell give it away

Jessica61624 said:
What is this??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6176632882/

on the upper side you can see the metal levers for releasing the seat to turn it... it's the Orbit baby G2 toddler seat... the 4 seats are orbit infant, orbit toddler rf, orbit toddler ff, and orbit booster... all in red.

looks like they now have a toddler seat with headwings, which is cool!

snowbird25ca · Sep 25, 2011

crunchierthanthou said:
Apparently Tomy now owns The First Years, Lamaze, and JJ Cole. Here's a blurb from a press release-

So, they'll be making JJ Cole branded infant seats with semi-customized canopies.

Do you think you'll be able to use the Bundleme with them?

It would be the Via35 actually - there's a thread in the Canadian forum about the seat.

The strangest thing about this seat is that it has 2 different weight limits - one for install baseless, and one for use with the base.

And yes, the manual explicitly says that any JJ Cole product is approved for use in it. :thumbsdown:

Although, with the way the cover is made and the way the harness straps come through the cover, it's possible the bundle me bags wouldn't mess with the straps and get them twisty in quite the same way, and they have thinned that back fabric out a lot in the last couple years, so who knows... I'm sure it's just a marketing thing. The infant seat is heavy, and while it has a 32" height limit and a shell tall enough to accomodate that, I'm not sure that I'd buy one given the other seats out there to choose from.

FWIW, the Secure Ride 35 has an ARB handle position and the corners of it are very rubbery the way they're finished and definitely give - I actually think that the way the Evenflo seat is designed that the sides of the handle are designed to offer an extra bit of ride-down when the handle hits the seatback....

eta: The Maxi Cosi seat I'm glad to see a picture of. I'm hoping that our crew at ABC got a chance to play with it. It's supposed to have a unique method of removing baby from harness and I'm very curious what that might be. (And yes, it's coming to Canada.)

Kat_Momof3 · Sep 25, 2011

hey, I'm fine with letting them use bundlemes and other jjcole stuff if the manufacturer approves it... as long as they still tighten down the straps as much as they can and do everything else like we normally want it.

I think it would be easier on us if jjcole either sold their own seats to go with their products or did this... pair up with a manufacturer and have their products able to be used on their seats.

crunchierthanthou · Sep 25, 2011

Thanks for the info, Trudy.

snowbird25ca said:
The strangest thing about this seat is that it has 2 different weight limits - one for install baseless, and one for use with the base.

The Shuttle 33 is like that, too. Essentially, you have to use the base above 22 lbs for the Combi.

monstah · Sep 25, 2011

An Aurora said:
I had to laugh at this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verysheri/6179724771/in/set-72157627737634056/

I stared at that photo for 15 minutes. That's one dedicated momma who thinks "Ooh, I neeeed that!". I'd rather hang myself with it.

:ROTFLMAO::ROTFLMAO:

And I'm bummed I've never had an excuse to splurge on an Orbit product. The quality looks amazing.

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